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Facebook accused of redrawing mouths in videos for translated speech

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Facebook is reportedly altering videos by redrawing people's mouths to match translated speech, a practice one user finds concerning and indicative of a lack of innovative ideas. This technique aims to create a more seamless illusion that the speaker is naturally using the translated language. AI

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Facebook accused of redrawing mouths in videos for translated speech

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I just noticed that # Facebook is not only translating the speech in their video shorts, but *redrawing people’s mouths in the videos* so it looks like they are

    I just noticed that # Facebook is not only translating the speech in their video shorts, but *redrawing people’s mouths in the videos* so it looks like they are speaking in the translated languages. Gross. Also truly, we have run out of actually useful ideas. # ai # slop # rude

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